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UNICEF: Dozens of Children Killed as Israel-Hezbollah War Intensifies

This is Beirut, 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least 83 children have been killed and 254 others wounded since the outbreak of the March 2 war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a statement issued Monday by UNICEF. The agency’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, said the figures highlight the growing toll of the conflict on children ...

One Week of Escalation between Israel and Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 08:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On the morning of Monday March 2, Hezbollah opened fire against Israel, reigniting the Israel-Hezbollah front in support of Iran. Israel Strikes Targets in Lebanon The Lebanese Health Ministry’s casualties toll for the week totaled at least 486 people killed and at least 1313 people injured since last Monday’s escalation. The Israeli ...

Syria Accuses Hezbollah of Firing Shells into its Territory

This is Beirut, 05:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syria said Iran-backed Hezbollah had fired artillery shells into its territory from Lebanon overnight, state media reported on Tuesday, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Lebanese Shia movement. Syrian army officials said artillery shells fired from Lebanon landed near the town of Serghaya, west of Damascus, the state news agency ...

Iraq Welcomes the Appointment of Iran's New Supreme Leader

This is Beirut, 09/03 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani welcomed on Monday the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader after his predecessor and father was killed in US and Israeli strikes. "We express our confidence in the ability of the new leadership in the Islamic Republic of Iran to manage this critical stage," ...

Hezbollah Says No Choice But 'Resistance', Self-Defense

This is Beirut, 09/03 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohamed Raad vowed to continue fighting Israel "whatever the cost", on Monday, in remarks broadcast by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV. Defending his party, and blasting the Lebanese government, Raad said the group's goal is to "to drive the enemy out of our occupied land... And quite plainly, we have no other ...

Lebanon President Accuses Hezbollah of Working to 'Collapse' State

This is Beirut, 09/03 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of working to "collapse" the state and expressed Beirut's readiness for "direct negotiations" with Israel, drawing the backing of his Syrian counterpart for his goal of disarming the Iran-backed group. Lashing out at Hezbollah over its March 2 attack against ...

Hezbollah Says Targeted Israeli Base Near Tel Aviv with Missiles

This is Beirut, 09/03 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hezbollah said on Monday that it had targeted the Israeli Home Front Command base in Ramla, near Tel Aviv, with "advanced missiles" as the war between the pro-Iranian group and Israel hit the one-week mark. In a statement, the group said it had targeted the base with a "salvo of advanced missiles" in response to "the ...

Israel’s Goals and Challenges in the New Hezbollah War

Seth J. Frantzman, 09/03 16:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s opening of a front from Lebanon in support of Iran was not a surprise for Israel, which is again discussing the forcible dismantling of the organization. It remains unclear whether Lebanon is ready to disarm Hezbollah, and whether Israel will be able to do so itself. The new war is escalating, one that Israel and Hezbollah have ...

Parliament Delays Elections by Two Years

This is Beirut, 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s parliament voted to postpone the May 2026 parliamentary elections by two years, with 76 lawmakers in the 128-seat chamber voting in favor of the extension. Lebanon last held parliamentary elections in 2022 and had already been considering an extension of the current parliament’s mandate before the latest round of ...

Lebanon Calls for Renewed Negotiations as Israeli Strikes Escalate

This is Beirut, 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday urged major international powers to push for renewed negotiations aimed at halting Israel’s escalating military campaign in Lebanon, as cross-border fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah continues to intensify. Speaking during a meeting with the ambassadors of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, ...

The Lebanese Army Goes Rogue

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 09/03 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), under its commander Rodolphe Haykal, has defied the state it is sworn to serve, effectively siding with Hezbollah at a moment when Lebanon teeters on the edge of the abyss. After Hezbollah drew Lebanon back into war on March 2, the Lebanese cabinet rushed into an emergency meeting and banned the militia’s ...

When the State Decides but Cannot Enforce

Marwan El Amin, 09/03 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After Hezbollah once again turned Lebanon into a battlefield at the behest of the Iranian regime, all eyes turned to see whether the Lebanese state could undertake tangible measures to counter this existential risk. Hours after Hezbollah lobbed rockets into Israel on March 2, the Lebanese government convened an emergency meeting at the ...

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